Roller side bearing for cars



Feb.v 9, 1932. 1 w BARBR 1,843,940

ROLLER SIDE BEARING Foa cms Y Filed May 21, 1930 :s sheets-sheet 1 Feb. 9, 1932. L. WQBARBER 1,843,940

ROLLER SIDE BEAHING'FOR CARS 'Filed May 21, l19:50 s sheets-sheet 2 Feb. 9, 1932. L w, BARBER 1,843,940

ROLLER SIDE BEARING FOR CARS Filed May 2l, 1930 3 Sheets-"Sheer:I 3

'35 in Fig. 7 chiefly in'vertical section on the line n y Y ing that thepin 1,6"cannotfcome Into align- Patented Feb. 9, 1932 UNITED STATES y CHICAGO, ILLINOIs, AOORPORATION OE NEW JERsEY ROLLER SIDE BEARING` Fo-ROARs {.M'y invention has `for its 'objectto provide an improved roller sidebear-ing for cars; and, to this end, my invention consists of the novel .A devices and combinations 'of devices herein'- g;J afterdescribed and pointed out in the claim; My inventiominits preferred form, and in one slight modification thereof, is illustrated ,Y

inthe accompanying drawings. In said drawings, like notations refer to 1oV like parts throughout the` several views.

Fig. 1 is a plan View of my improvedv roller side bear-ing with some portions lbroken away and others shown in horizontal section;

Fig. 2 is a view of the parts shown in Fig.

15 1, chiefly in front elevation, `but partially in vertical section, with some portions Abroken away and they bearing device in positionon the truck bolster with shims `below the roller-Y tread plate; 'Y Y 1 l 5%@v Fig. 3 is a plan viewskofvone of the shnns detached; n y n Fig. V4 is a right end elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 2;

VFig, 5 is a bottoinview of the;roller-tread" 25- plate detached; e. I Y v A Fig. 6 is a longitudinal vertical sectionof the said roller tread plate on the line 6-6 of Fig. I.

Fig. 7 is a right end elevation of the parts 39 shown in Fig. 1, and mostv thereof valso In Fig. 4, but with the adjustable' retaining device in a differentadjustment frornthat shown in Figs. 1 and 4; l Y i e i Fig. 8 is a detail of some of the 4parts Vshown 8-8 of Fig. 7; M Fig. 9 is an end elevation of a' slightly modified forni of my improved roller side bearing for cars, the modification being in 4@ the form of the adjustable retaining device' employed, and

Figgl() is a `view of the parts shown in` Fig.V 9' chiefly in Yside elevation but Vpartly in vertical section with some parts brolenaway. 45 A Having regard `to the' detailslof the structure, attention will first be directed'to the preferred form. ofr my device, as illustrated inv Figs, 1 toS, inclusive, although some of KG the same parts are also shown in Figs. 9 yand 10.

Application mea MayA 21, i930.: serial" No. 454,264.

, The numeral 11, in. Figs.` 4, 9 and 10, lQ'SeIltS aportionrof the car truck bolster;` No

other parts of the truck'4 are illustrated.v The numerals 12 andv 13 represent respectively'the body portion and thefeet portions or bolt'lugs of an open-'toppedand,openbottomedhousing which isadaptedto'be bolted inal rigidlyl fixed' position at theproper pointonl'thez l l g Oneoftheendwallsofthe housingisalsoxopen atA its lower portiOn,j`aSv"' truck bolster 11.

clearly shown in vFigs.,2`, 4,7,l 8, 9'and10off the drawings; andthis. opening infth'esaidf end wall directly overlies the opening the: bottom of thel housing.l The numeral 14 represents the bearing roller and the numeral v 15 the 'roller-tread plate for the same-7:' The said roller 14 has a slightly enlarged aXial bore 'as best shown in Fig2in which is loosely mountedy a retaining pin '16 of greaterl lengthithan the aXis lof the roller. The inner profile faces of the sides of the body por-.K tion 12 ofthe housingare provided each with inwardly extending flanges 17 spacediapart from each "other inv thefvertical plane, under,

Vwhich flanges the ends ofthe'jpilsv 16pm.;` ject when ,the parts are in working position.

T he'front side wall of the body portion` 12. ofthe housingis provid'edfwith'a ,pin pas# ATE NT C LEE. W. BARBER, OE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssrGNoR To STANDARD OAR-TRUCK co.; OEl

sage 1S through "which thepin 16 can be Vin;

serted: into the roller ,.14 when the roller is in its lowermost position ava'ilablebefore theA rollertreadfplate 15 is placed in thehousing.l Then whenthe saidroll'ery platel is. placed within the housing, the roller 14fwill be raised up to such'a height within the hous ment with the pin passagelS of the housing; and thereafterthe roller can notbe` removed'. from vthe housingl'withouty first removing vthe said tread plate 15gv The inwardly` projectsV ing flanges 1,7 on the profile-facesof thebody portionl 'Offthe housing are at such height that thes'aid roller and the said pin may receive a limited amount of vertical adjustment with.

as, tread plate, 15 without bringing the'P-n I6 into contaciwiththesaid flanges-17' f one. if the verticaiendwaus @fr metodi f of the roller-tread plate 15 is provided with projecting lugs 2O adapted to engage under the rib 19 when the parts are in their assembled position, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The opposite end wall of the housing is provided with a horizontal cross bar 21 and the corresponding end of the roller-tread plate 15 is provided with a notched projection 22 adapted to underlie the said cross bar 21 when the part-s are in assembled position. The bottom portion of the said housing has an inwardly extending flange 23 which, when the parts are in working position, underlies the projecting lugs of the roller-tread plate 15, as best shown in Fig. 2. The rib-flange 19 and the cross bar 21 of the said housing are disposed in the same horizontal plane and spaced apart far enough above the floor of the housing topermit the roller tread plate to have a limited vertical adjustment when in working position within the said housing.

, If the said tread plate 15vis vertically7 adjusted within the body portion 12 of said housing, then the roller 14 will receive a similar adjustment. When the said tread plate15 Vand roller 14 are adjusted upward beyond their lowermost position, one or more metallic shims 24, of the kind shown detached in Fig. 3, may be placed under the tread plate, as shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 9, for holdingthe said tread plate and roller in their adjusted positions. Likewise, if one or more shims have been placed under the roller tread plate 15, in order to raise the said tread plate and roller high enough to make the roller cooperatewith the bearing on the car bodyV bolster (not shown) and it should subsequently be desired to adapt the bearing to another car body bolster, one or more of the shims can be removed from under the roller-tread plate thus allowing the tread plate and roller to come down to a lower or their lowermost position in the housing. the bottom and vone lend wall of the housing which thus permits the shims to be applied directly to the face of the truck bolster underneath the roller tread plate 15, or removed therefrom without disturbing the housing.;

Of course, the adjustable retaining device 25, as shown in Figs. 1 to 8, inclusive, or 31, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10, must be adjusted out of the way when these shims are inserted or removed. The numeral 25, as best shown in Figs. 2', 4, 7 and 8, represents an adjustable retaining device carried by the body portion 12 of the housing, and which, in one of its adjusted positions, has a portion which is adapted to engage with the shims 24 when in working position under the roller treadplate 15, as shown in Fig. 2 and thereby hold the said shims in their proper working position. The preferred form of this retaining device25 is in the shape of van angular headed pin, the stem of which passes through the notch of the notched-lug 22 of the roller tread It is the opening in` plate and the upper end of which passes through a hole in the cross bar 21 of the housing and is there engaged by a cotter 26 which holds the pin fast 'to the housing and is subject to a spring 27 reacting between the Cotter 26 and the cross portion 28 in the body portion 12 of the housing, as best shown in Figs. 2, 4, 7 and 8. The angular head on the lower end of the said pin 25 projects laterally beyond the stein of the pin only at one side and whenthe parts are in the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, the back of the head of the pin will abut against the ends of the shims 24, for holding the shims in working position, but if the saidv pin 25 be adjusted into the position shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the laterally projecting part of the head of the vpin 25 will be in positionk to engage under the notched lug 22 of the roller tread plate and thereby hold all the parts in their assembled position as is desired for storage and shipment. The spring 27 is not., an absolute necessity as the pin 25 would tend to take and keep its lowermost position by gravity but the presence of the spring is desirable to insure that result, even if the pin got clogged in the service, by sand, dust or other impediment. i

It must bepobvious lthat the said pin 25 may be adjusted into either of its two desired positions, by simply rotating the pinrin its bearings, after taking out the cotter 25, then replacing the Cotter after the proper adjustment of the pin has been made. The said Cotter 26 not only works through a hole near the top of the stem of the pin 25 but extends through holes 29 formed in vertical ribs 30 of the housing wall as clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 7 and hence it follows that the pin, having once been properly set, in either of its desired positions, will be there held by the Cotter.

Having regard to the modification shown in Figs. 9 and 1() of the drawings, all the parts are the same with the exception of the adjustable retaining device for holding the assembled parts in their assembled position for storage or shipment, and for holding the shims in working position under the roller tread plate when the parts are in operative position on the truck bolster of the car. In this modification I employ, Yinstead of an angular headed pin, a flanged sector 31 with its inner radial end pivoted to the adjacent end wall of the housing and its hook-like 155'* horizontal flange extended inward on the arc of the sector. When this sector is in the position shown in Figs. 9 and 10 the vertical face of the hook-shaped outer end of the sector 31 will abut against the endsof the shims 24and hold the same in proper working position under the tread plate 15; but if no shims are present, as when the parts are assembled at the shop, the hook-like outer end of the sector 31 will engage under the notched 'Without jacking up the' car. know I am the irst to have provided any roller side bearing for cars having these lug 22 of the roller-tread plate and hold all the parts in their assembled position.

Especial attention is called to the fact that the vertical adjustment of the tread plate l5 and the roller 14 Within the housing may be made Without any disturbance of the housing, Without dis-assembling any of the parts and advantages.v This is highly important, in the service, for the reason that it saves a lot of time and labor. i `Roller side bearings vfor cars should be vertically adjustable in order to meet the conditions present inthe service. The body bolsters of cars getV sprung in actual usage, from various causes, and it fol-V lows that a side bearing, When appliedto the truck bolster of a givencar, .may notstand at the rightV height for the desiredaction in respect to the .body bolster. Even truck holsters Will sometimes 'get sprung,- in the` service, and thusmake vertical 'adjustment necessary for the adaptation of the side bearing to its proper use' in lthat particular car.

Steel castings employed in Vmore orA less of thesev side bearings, also sometimes get Warped, so much that vertical adjustment of the roller is necessary in order tovbring the side bearing into properly spaced relation in respect to the body bolster.

It,vof course, will beunderstood that various changes may be madein the form, de-

tails, proportions and arrangement of the parts herein disclosed Without departing from the scope of the applicants invention which consists in the novel devicesand combi? nations of devices herein disclosed and pointed out in the claim. o

What is claimed is In a roller bearing for cars, the combination With an open-topped housing, securable to the truck bolster, of a roller anda roller tread plate mounted in said housing, Withl freedom for commonV vertical adjustment thereof, by shims applicable' under said plate or removable from that position, andan adjustable retaining device, carried by the housing, Which, in one adjustment thereof, is` j adapted to hold said housing, roller and o tread-plate in assembled position and which, in another adjustment thereof, is adapted to holdsaid shims in Working position under said tread plate, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LEE W; BARBER,

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